Ditcher and grader



, 1,470,959 S. T. COCK DITCHER AND GRADER Filed June' 28. 1922 2 Sheena-finest l r along its 'lowe'r edge is secured'e fist-t blacle erplate 2 which is adapted to; fun along the. surface cf thejgroru nd mid scrape the g c same jeswillbe readilyt1nc1e1st00c1j; the 'jfifent eiid of the share, I fsecure exam 'vating point which is e stot lt metal plete f'secjured rigidlyto [the enter side of the member '1 and" having} its forw ewe eke megs; f

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. r DITciiER AfiiJGRADEeJ Ber nkmwn that I, see-pr 'Tfcoo fl Gov gill; inthe county of Caldwell and State 7 of Misscuri; have ;,invented certain new and;useful' lmp-rovements iIi Ditehers I end Gi'ddershof which the following is 1' ,Specific2tti0n. if i Thie 'inventlonreletes V I t I ite-ebject the provision efe i inexpensive,

ing ditches and -1feding roas andl-haefer strong and dureble' device'which may be ,r'e dn ediusted'to term; a ditch" or t spread the 'lo'ose ed soil, "ever rthe surface efjthei contempleted road so es to readily ,hr ingfthe rcadtethejdesireti grade. "The I i vention consists cei teini novel featiir es I lWhiQh are illu stretedfint he accompanying drawings and will be hereinafter firstir'uIly,

Lin: the pende "Figtufefl isgw plenfiieiwj of apparatus described andj then peiticelarly e .embedyih my jhvention, lindicating the V 1 same extended? telextremeposltion 111 full :lines tnd' showmg I I by dbtted lines" an inter mediate pbsition'p;

Fig; 2isfaside elevation; I Fig. 3c is a transverse section on the line Fig. 4 is a. detail elevatio ef thergi end of the lendsjide, and kFigi 5 is e detailc'perlspeeti excavatcr poihtflj i U y In cari-ying'lout myirive tion, I employ e e mm 1 Wood-es f lpay be preferred;andj consti- 'tutes the c body of the fshare. L IT-hi'sfbeam vor bar 1.,isfsetcniredgeyee cleerly shown, and

c 7. c {Lid edge YBlQdfSOihQtfittwill readily,- penetrate the f fmd, a .c i t id em e edge 52 is a1s05-Fig1clir'1ed upwardly and reari WardIy; es shown 'cl eztrly jinvFi gs 2" jAt the lowenejnd o fthep'oint 3 lsfe her.-

:Zontzilly extendinglaterallip' 5 which as 1 cevatingl a bar l Which mey be of metalthfoughoutpr iz ztenfied te-have its hoiit (if centect' wlth the w ,flhefknd idee is similar: in v t V construction ,to the share l'ibutTiS' shottef' citizen aof the United Stetes, resldlng at,

ditch as will ,be 'i'eedily j understeod upenfreferenceptoFigs. 3 and 4. r t I 1 T0 thefeutel side of the lehdside, at the short scraper-blade 8, which iefihcfined' I rear fendiportiblief thesame, :E-secuiefzt, t6 devices i01 f0rmdewnwardly toward its jlre'er fe: :ti'em ity,; as

under the 'fliitafd edge v off the lancleide fend, will be spreed evenly even the-surface i Qferm whichppiiej sheen most elet'rly in: Fig. 4C,s'0 thin-t es the,

devlce 1s drewn iefvverct'roese dirt behind the share W111 befpermlttectto sift orisiltj 1 it c c t c '70 ize fthe roed'givhile atjthe "seer pertiofn f the;

lendslcle, thequentlty cf dirt'permitted. to

751*; I tainefi, the ehert blade slcl'a-p'in q the 8mm 3 beyondthe pethofi the pomt 3pandsherply i c v enu -q v upper eagenof- 'fthe- ;1zznde1de j lsec tlre e platv H eetelmwe rdly en debutsk 1 ,itrzugeyerse bre Hg beam 10' Whlch i sc hkewise b side. Upon the upper cf the share k 1 near the rear end thereof, I secufe a guide bracket 01 ioopll through which one end of 1 thebracelO project's and through the brace,

V l forme'plurality of openings 12 which are v arranged in ah alienate series concentriewith ,thefplvotal cenneetle 13 between the landhe Side and the share; A latch pin 14 is pro .vided te be inserted-though an opening in the bmcket'll aiid in ohe efthebpen'ihgsiQ formed-fin the upper; x-edg'epenienbf the sharges clezirly slhownj Eig.f?3'. Theflsha're may; thus, be readily" secured inlanjr desired eet position-relative f atee e s cketi -to the lendside. Tcjinipert'rigidity to the side and to the be e slmllar brace," 17 and 'plQJBCtS laterally.

secured to the share Yicei's inhse is thus prevented.

i' front eXtiemity therebf and to the inner I 9f the Share :m' rear ef- Its front. eXtre1n1ty,;I

f; isihserted through the said laterally turned structiure lahreeeltj .ieeecuredte theland- '10 below the beem,e'11d v therefrom under the "beam: Collapse of thfe' beem -while thei le secure similarlbmckets 18 and 19 Whichhave.

their upperrand lowerr ektremitie, turned lat; r

extremities and secured in -pe siticn by any;

,dite'h is toj'be spreadover the roa dbejd, the share is adjusted outwardly fronrthe land convenient neans; "The sharemay thusbe adjusted pivotally relative to the landside in an obvious manner, f

Adjacent the upper" edges of the share and 5 the landside', I secure draft irons 2lfhaving' their forward extremities formed" into hooks 22 whichinay be engaged bythe rear links of draft chains 23 extending forwardly beyond the excavating point? and carrying 1Q "clevisesQt which may be cou'pledto a Whit- ,jtletree-QS or to the "draw-bar of a tractor, as jvvill be readily understood. In using the I device, draft is appliedthrough tlie'eh'ains 7 223'andthe members connected therewith so v that the scraper .vill'be drawn forward over the line of the proposed ditch or 'over the f'surfaee of the road, as \vill be readily understood. Vfhen .a ditch is to be formed, the share'will be adjusted soas to lie close to the landside and the power or force of the device Wilhtherefore, be ooncentratedat the excavatingpoint 3 so that'it will readily cut through-the'groundandthe Walls of the cut will be'pushedaside mus um desired in the ditelL I'Ifthe dirt turned .out fro nthe side and the loosened upturned dirt Will'then {crowning of the rdad ivillbe accomplished.

i "1 If the nature of the soil permits, the weight of the driver standinggu'pon the platferrn- 9* 'iand the beam b'esuificient to hold "be deflected more or less according to the adjust nentof the Wing; and the grading and .prove very durable.

Having thiis described the is claimed as new 181! 1.. n a grader, a. share an excavating invention, what point secured rigidly to the side of the share at the forward extremity'o'f the same and having'its front edge beveled and inclined upwardly and rearivardly and having a lateral horizontal lip extending along its lower edge on its outer face, and fiat scraper blade secured npoirthe side of the share in rear of and abutting the point and extend ing'to the rear end of the share.

scraper secured in iioed position to the outer side oi thefiandside at the" rear end portion ofthe san e and having its lower edge in;

GillieQi'dOWllWflldl)? and :reaiavardly, the loW-' er edge of the 'landside being spaced from'the ground and means for holdingthe share in aset position relative to the landside.

ln testimony v\vhereofl afi ix ny signature,

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V 1 A'grader comprising a landside, a share ,PD "Ohfidb "CODHEClJHl with the landside, a short 

